The Village on the Plain: Auburn University, 1856-2006

by Dwayne Cox

Auburn University possesses a rich and storied past as well as an esprit de corps that is the envy of its rivals. Dwayne Cox's The Village on the Plain traces the school's history in fascinating detail from its origins as a private college through its emergence as a nationally recognized land-grant university.

Founded before the Civil War to provide a classical education, Auburn became the state's land-grant college after the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817319093
• ISBN13: 9780817319090
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"